11 April 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11APR2012

Texas fireball sparks flare of controversy - Technology & science ...
A daytime fireball sparked a wave of head-scratching in San Antonio last week, and a wave of confusion this week.
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Fireball leaves area residents wondering
San Antonio Express
It was likely falling space debris or a meteor, according to the National Weather Service. “It could definitely have caused that,” said meteorologist Pat McDonald. “It's the only thing we can think that could have caused that.

Controversy flares up over reports of fireball over Texas
msnbc.com
Trajectory was straight down," an observer from Llano, Texas, reported in a message to the LunarMeteorite Hunters website. A San Antonio resident told WOAI-TV that the fireball was so bright it looked "like a little piece of the sun falling.